Later, Simone responded, “I feel like everyone has their own opinion, clearly, and I feel it’s just how you take it….I feel like I am trying, I am being honest, but if they don’t see that, I don’t know what more I can do.” Simone continued (via AOL), “You don’t know which wild card of sexy or of happy they want to bring, and you almost have to read their minds and find it.”

The 35-year-old Project Runway host was accompanied by four of the other Best Host nominees and hosts for the evening – Tom Bergeron (Dancing With The Stars), Howie Mandel (Deal Or No Deal), Jeff Probst (Survivor) and Ryan Seacrest (American Idol).